Building a precedent

Architect wins in first trial under expanded whistleblower law

An architect fired by the city of Alexandria has won the first case under a new whistleblower law that allows state and local government workers to sue for retaliatory job actions under the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act.
Attorney Zachary A. Kitts of Fairfax is using the law, adopted in 2011, to seek more than $450,000, ...